The Bells of Westminster (Hardback)
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The new standalone historical thriller by the bestselling author of Blue Water, Black Drop and Scarlet Town
* A TIMES HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR *
* A SUNDAY TIMES HISTORICAL FICTION PICK OF THE MONTH *
'[An] entertaining historical mystery' - SUNDAY TIMES
'A wonderfully clever historical novelist' - DAILY TELEGRAPH
'Vivid characters and wonderful descriptions make this novel sparkle' - DAILY MAIL
He looked as if he had just received some very bad news. In that he was certainly right, for he was perfectly and incontrovertibly dead...
London, 1774. Susan Bell spends her days within the confines of Westminster Abbey, one of many who live in the grounds of the ancient building. Her father, the kindly Dean of Westminster, is always busy keeping the many canons and vergers in check, when not being romantically pursued by forceful widows. Life at the abbey is uneventful, even after the unwelcome arrival of Susan's cousin Lindley and his unusual scientific demonstrations. That is until the Society of Antiquaries come armed with a letter from King George III, demanding to open the tomb of Edward I.
As the Society prepares to open the tomb, a ghostly figure is seen walking the abbey cloisters, wearing the crown and shroud of the dead king. Then there is further uproar when one of the Antiquaries is found viciously murdered, and the corpse of Edward I is stolen. With her father's position under threat from the scandal, Susan feels duty-bound to investigate these strange occurrences. Could one of the Society members be harbouring a murderous secret? Or is one of the abbey's own a killer?
The new historical mystery from the bestselling author of Black Drop, Blue Water and Scarlet Town. Perfect for readers of Andrew Taylor, Laura Shepherd-Robinson and S.J. Parris.
'Memorable and utterly engaging' - S.G. MACLEAN
'Nattrass is a master storyteller' - JANICE HALLETT
'One of my favourite historical fiction authors' - PHILIPPA EAST
The Bells of Westminster (Ebook)
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The new standalone historical thriller by the bestselling author of Blue Water, Black Drop and Scarlet Town
* A TIMES HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR *
* A SUNDAY TIMES HISTORICAL FICTION PICK OF THE MONTH *
'[An] entertaining historical mystery' - SUNDAY TIMES
'A wonderfully clever historical novelist' - DAILY TELEGRAPH
'Vivid characters and wonderful descriptions make this novel sparkle' - DAILY MAIL
He looked as if he had just received some very bad news. In that he was certainly right, for he was perfectly and incontrovertibly dead...
London, 1774. Susan Bell spends her days within the confines of Westminster Abbey, one of many who live in the grounds of the ancient building. Her father, the kindly Dean of Westminster, is always busy keeping the many canons and vergers in check, when not being romantically pursued by forceful widows. Life at the abbey is uneventful, even after the unwelcome arrival of Susan's cousin Lindley and his unusual scientific demonstrations. That is until the Society of Antiquaries come armed with a letter from King George III, demanding to open the tomb of Edward I.
As the Society prepares to open the tomb, a ghostly figure is seen walking the abbey cloisters, wearing the crown and shroud of the dead king. Then there is further uproar when one of the Antiquaries is found viciously murdered, and the corpse of Edward I is stolen. With her father's position under threat from the scandal, Susan feels duty-bound to investigate these strange occurrences. Could one of the Society members be harbouring a murderous secret? Or is one of the abbey's own a killer?
The new historical mystery from the bestselling author of Black Drop, Blue Water and Scarlet Town. Perfect for readers of Andrew Taylor, Laura Shepherd-Robinson and S.J. Parris.
'Memorable and utterly engaging' - S.G. MACLEAN
'Nattrass is a master storyteller' - JANICE HALLETT
'One of my favourite historical fiction authors' - PHILIPPA EAST
The Bells of Westminster (Audiobook)
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The new standalone historical thriller by the bestselling author of Blue Water, Black Drop and Scarlet Town
* A TIMES HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR *
* A SUNDAY TIMES HISTORICAL FICTION PICK OF THE MONTH *
'[An] entertaining historical mystery' – SUNDAY TIMES
'A wonderfully clever historical novelist' – DAILY TELEGRAPH
'Vivid characters and wonderful descriptions make this novel sparkle' – DAILY MAIL
He looked as if he had just received some very bad news. In that he was certainly right, for he was perfectly and incontrovertibly dead…
London, 1774. Susan Bell spends her days within the confines of Westminster Abbey, one of many who live in the grounds of the ancient building. Her father, the kindly Dean of Westminster, is always busy keeping the many canons and vergers in check, when not being romantically pursued by forceful widows. Life at the abbey is uneventful, even after the unwelcome arrival of Susan's cousin Lindley and his unusual scientific demonstrations. That is until the Society of Antiquaries come armed with a letter from King George III, demanding to open the tomb of Edward I.
As the Society prepares to open the tomb, a ghostly figure is seen walking the abbey cloisters, wearing the crown and shroud of the dead king. Then there is further uproar when one of the Antiquaries is found viciously murdered, and the corpse of Edward I is stolen. With her father's position under threat from the scandal, Susan feels duty-bound to investigate these strange occurrences. Could one of the Society members be harbouring a murderous secret? Or is one of the abbey's own a killer?
The new historical mystery from the bestselling author of Black Drop, Blue Water and Scarlet Town. Perfect for readers of Andrew Taylor, Laura Shepherd-Robinson and S.J. Parris.
'Memorable and utterly engaging' – S.G. MACLEAN
'Nattrass is a master storyteller' – JANICE HALLETT
'One of my favourite historical fiction authors' – PHILIPPA EAST
The Bells of Westminster (Paperback)
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The new standalone historical thriller by the bestselling author of Blue Water, Black Drop and Scarlet Town
* A TIMES HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR *
* A SUNDAY TIMES HISTORICAL FICTION PICK OF THE MONTH *
'A splendid romp from a wonderfully clever historical novelist' - TELEGRAPH
'An exhilarating voyage into another era' - FINANCIAL TIMES
He looked as if he had just received some very bad news. In that he was certainly right, for he was perfectly and incontrovertibly dead...
London, 1774. Susan Bell - daughter of the kindly Dean of Westminster - enjoys a pleasantly uneventful life within the confines of the abbey. That is until a group of scholars from the Society of Antiquaries comes armed with a letter from King George III, giving them permission to exhume Edward I and examine his body.
As they prepare to open the tomb, a ghostly figure is seen wandering the cloisters, wearing the crown of the dead king. Then one of the Antiquaries is found viciously murdered, and the corpse of Edward I is stolen. With the abbey in uproar and her father's position under threat from the scandal, Susan feels bound to investigate. Could one of the Society's members be harbouring a deadly secret, or is one of the abbey's own a killer?
The new historical mystery from the bestselling author of Black Drop, Blue Water and Scarlet Town. Perfect for readers of Andrew Taylor, Laura Shepherd-Robinson and S.J. Parris.
Leonora Nattrass
Leonora Nattrass studied eighteenth-century literature and politics, and spent ten years lecturing in English and publishing works on William Cobbett. She lives in Cornwall, in a seventeenth-century house with seventeenth-century draughts, and spins the fleeces of her Ryeland sheep into yarn. Her first novel, Black Drop, was published in 2021, and was a Times Book of the Year. Her second, Blue Water, was published in 2022 and was a Waterstones Thriller of the Month and shortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger Award. Her third novel, Scarlet Town, was also shortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger Award. Her fourth novel, standalone historical mystery The Bells of Westminster, will be published by Viper in 2024.
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